Competitions · United States

Florence Winter 2019

Florence, Kentucky · 12 January 2019 · 5 events · 72 competitors · 57 personal bests

Lucas Etter won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.08 seconds. 72 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abhimanyu Singhal took a 3×3 with feet single of 8:14.67 down to 2:26.84, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Lucas Etter — 3×3, 2×2

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Harsha Paladugu over Steven Wintringham

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Lucas Etter	6.12	6.84
2×2	Lucas Etter	1.67	2.03
3×3 Fewest Moves	Shawn Boucke	30 moves	31.00
Pyraminx	Harsha Paladugu	3.27	3.54
3×3 with feet	Luke Garrett	38.78	40.34

The PB harvest

57 set · 19 still standing

Ryan Baker — 3×3 single 7.79: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Cody Miller — Pyraminx single 3.05: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Sam Malone — 3×3 single 11.16: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Johnathan Wheeldon — Pyraminx single 4.98: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Noah Neeley — 2×2 single 4.06: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
Matthew Kwan — Pyraminx single 7.18: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
Landon Herper — 3×3 single 17.05: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
Henry Crawford — Pyraminx single 7.61: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

72 competitors · 266 results · 5 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Lucas Etter won it with a 6.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1L D R2 B' L' U2 F2 L2 F' R2 F2 U L2 U' R2 U' B2 D F2
2R2 U' B2 D R2 B' R' D F' B2 L B2 R F2 L' F2 B2 L2 D2
3D2 L2 B2 D' B2 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 L B' D2 L U2 L' D2 F' D' B2
4R U2 F2 L D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B U B2 F L D R2 F R D
5D F2 R2 D F2 L2 D2 B2 F U' L' R' F2 R D U' L F' D2

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.